San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds
June 6, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1959 at Crosley Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 13, Cincinnati Reds 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Davenport 3b 6 1 3 1
Kirkland rf 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 6 1 1 1
Cepeda 1b 6 2 2 1
Wagner lf 4 4 2 3
  Brandt lf 1 0 0 0
Spencer 2b 6 2 4 1
Rodgers ss 4 1 2 3
Landrith c 4 1 2 2
Jones p 4 0 1 0
Totals 45 13 18 12
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 0 0
Pinson cf 5 0 2 0
Lynch lf 4 0 2 0
Robinson 1b 5 0 1 2
Bell rf 3 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 0 0 0
  Dotterer c 1 0 0 0
Thomas 3b 4 0 2 0
McMillan ss 3 1 0 0
Purkey p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 1 1 0
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
  Powers ph 1 0 0 0
  Mabe p 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 1 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  Newcombe ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 2
San Francisco 312 031 30013181
Cincinnati 003 000 000381
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (6-5) 9.0 8 3 0 4 7
Totals
9.0
8
3
0
4
7
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Purkey  L (5-7) 2.2 6 6 6 1 2
  Schmidt   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mabe   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Arroyo   2.1 8 4 3 1 3
  Acker   2.1 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
18
13
12
5
7

  E–Rodgers (13), Temple (11).  2B–San Francisco Kirkland (2,off Purkey); Rodgers (9,off Mabe); Mays (15,off Arroyo); Cepeda (16,off Arroyo); Spencer (8,off Arroyo), Cincinnati Thomas 2 (12,off S. Jones 2).  HR–San Francisco Wagner (5,1st inning off Purkey 2 on 2 out).  SH–S. Jones (3,off Purkey).  Team LOB–11.  Team–10.  SB–Robinson (8,2nd base off S. Jones/Landrith); Pinson (7,2nd base off S. Jones/Landrith).  U-HP–Vic Delmore, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:54.  A–9,956.
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